Suspyre-When Time Fades… Preview

Hey everybody. Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving, unless you are from a foreign country. In that case, I hope you had a nice Thursday. I gave myself a mini-break so I could eat myself into a coma. Now that I’m out of the coma, it’s back to the blog. I will have a review up of Suspyre’s When Time Fades… on Friday, but for now, I will do a brief paragraph on what to expect. Think of it as a coming attraction previewing what will be ahead…

The Band

Gregg Rossetti – Guitars, Orchestration, MIDI Programming, Saxophones, Tenor Viola da gamba, Chapman Stick
Rich Skibinsky – Guitar, Orchestration, MIDI Programming, Keyboards
Clay Barton – Lead, Backing Vocals
Andrew Distabile – Bass
April Sese – Keyboards

The Preview

Suspyre formed in Flemington, New Jersey in 2001. Since their formation, the progressive metal band has been through several line-up changes and multiple record labels. Their newest album, When Time Fades…, will immediately remind the listener of Symphony X and Dream Theater. That isn’t a bad thing, as long as you aren’t expecting innovation from Suspyre. After a listen or two, a few songs have stood out. The two epics, “Siren” and “Let Freedom Ring (The Heart of It All),” are fantastic slabs of progressive metal and the guitar work is stellar. I think I need to get some more time in with it before making my final decision, but so far, When Time Fades… shows a lot of promise.

Epic Wednesday News Day

What’s the news you should know about?

New York City grind band Brutal Truth have announced that the drum tracks have been finished for their new album. Footage from the studio was posted on the Metal Injection web site. (Blabbermouth)

New Jersey progressive metal band Symphony X is preparing to release a special 5.1 edition of Paradise Lost. (Blabbermouth)

Total Fu**in Destruction released the album version of their new song “Let The Children Name Themselves” on their MySpace page. 

In the best news item of the week, progressive metal legends Dream Theater have entered the studio to record their 10th album. Jordan Rudess lets fans in on the recording process on his web site.

Speaking of entering the studio, Anthrax is reportedly heading into the studio next month, according to drummer Charlie Benante. Oh joy.

To celebrate Dream Theater’s return to the studio, here is “Another Day,” a cheesy video from their early days…

Metal Links From Around The Web

What am I clicking on today?

Dream Theater is preparing to release their new live DVD, “Chaos In Motion”, tomorrow and their website has a preview trailer up. [Blabbermouth]

New Jersey metal legends Overkill are heading overseas in February with Metal Church for a European tour.

New Jersey progressive metal Dark Empire is still looking for a new drummer. Their MySpace page has more information.

New Jersey progressive metal Symphony X will be heading to Asia this February after their fall North America tour. [Blabbermouth]

Clutch frontman Neil Fallon recently talked about the band’s upcoming album in a recent interview. [UGO]

Dillinger Escape Plan recently updated their MySpace blog with new information on their upcoming album.

Progressive metal up-and-comers Suspyre recently did an informative interview with Metal Underground.